What do you say to a jazz musician who has a steady job? "I'll take two Big Macs and a large order of fries." This is an old joke, but it is still indicative of the status, popularity, and commercial viability of jazz. The genre accounts for only about 3 percent of record sales. Clubs and other venues that offer live jazz are few and far between—or nonexistent— in most U.S. cities. And mass media seem more interested in how Britney Spears looks in a skimpy outfit than in who's making quality music. But good news awaits those who have discovered the magic in the music that America invented—and it's also good news for music fans who are fed up with the current pop scene and might be looking for a little more substance in their sounds: The World Wide Web is a jazzy place.
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